PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luger
vs
Newton

191 cm
22
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Luger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zane Newton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luger instigates a clinch.
Luger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Luger misses with an elbow strike.
Newton dodges an elbow strike from Luger.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Newton tries to pull guard but Luger holds him up against the cage and eventually Newton drops back down to his feet.
Luger trying to land knees to the body.
Newton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Luger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good leg kick by Luger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luger tries to land a front kick but Newton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luger throws a leg kick which misses Newton's front leg but catches the back leg as Newton tries to avoid it.
Luger's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Luger duly obliges.

Newton is rocked!

Luger clinches up against the cage.
Newton looking for a takedown.
Anthony Luger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Newton.
Luger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Luger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Newton is still on wobbly legs! Can Luger finish him?
Luger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Newton seems to have recovered his senses.
Luger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Newton looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton avoiding damage as Luger throws knees to the body.

Luger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luger throws a head kick but Newton moves out of range.
Luger keeps Newton at a distance using the push kick.

Luger closes the distance and clinches.
Luger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luger stalls.
Luger lands a nice elbow.
Newton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Newton takes an elbow to the temple.
Luger stalling.
Newton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luger misses with an elbow strike.
Luger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luger misses with an elbow over the top.
Newton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Luger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Newton fakes the leg kick and cracks Luger in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries to clinch but Luger moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Newton.
Luger lands with a nice body kick.

Luger darts in and clinches Newton up against the cage.
Newton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Newton blocks an elbow strike from Luger.
Luger lands a damaging elbow.
Luger misses with an elbow over the top.
Newton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Luger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luger tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Luger misses with an elbow over the top.
Luger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Newton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Newton dodges an elbow strike from Luger.
Luger misses with an elbow over the top.
Luger lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luger throws an elbow but it misses.
Luger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Newton has Luger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Luger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Newton avoids the elbow strike from Luger, against the cage.
Luger lands an elbow inside.
Luger landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luger leaning against his opponent.
Newton avoiding damage as Luger throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Luger.
Luger lands an elbow that stopped Newton in his tracks for a moment.
Newton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Luger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luger lands a nice knee to the body.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Luger throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luger.
Newton wants a takedown but no success here.
Luger taking a breather.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luger stops a takedown attempt from Newton.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luger throws an elbow but misses.
Newton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luger smiles and moves away.
Newton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton avoids the head kick by Luger.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Newton.
Luger wants to control but Newton postures up.
Newton trying to control the position but Luger is working away.
Newton taking a breather here.
Luger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Luger tries to get out of the position.
Let's hope that Newton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newton moves into full mount!

Newton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Luger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Luger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Luger forces Newton back against the cage and clinches.
Luger lands an elbow that stopped Newton in his tracks for a moment.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Newton avoids the elbow strike from Luger, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luger.
Luger lands an elbow inside that Newton shrugs off.
Newton tries to pull guard but Luger holds him up against the cage and eventually Newton drops back down to his feet.
Anthony Luger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Newton.
Luger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Luger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Newton has Luger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Luger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Luger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Luger breaks the clinch.
Luger throws a nice head kick!
Luger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luger tries to land a leg kick but Newton saw it coming and moves away.
Newton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newton's sensitive parts.
Newton blocks a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton moves out of range as Luger throws a body kick.
Luger throws the kick towards the body but Newton avoids it.
Newton moves out of range of the body kick from Luger.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Newton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luger swivels and escapes.
Luger throws a leg kick but Newton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luger throws a chopping leg kick but Newton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Luger clinches with his opponent.
Luger lands an elbow inside.
Luger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Luger misses with an elbow strike.
Luger prevents Newton from breaking the clinch.
Luger misses with an elbow strike.
Newton avoiding damage as Luger throws knees to the body.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luger lands an elbow that stopped Newton in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luger throws an elbow but misses.
Luger misses with an elbow strike.
Newton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Newton blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Newton drags the fight down to the ground.
Newton is controlling Luger's posture.
Newton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luger wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.

Newton working for a triangle but Luger defends it easily.
Newton managing to control the position.
Luger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Newton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Newton keeping full guard, as Luger tries to pass.
Luger is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton is pulling down on Luger's head to control his posture.
Newton being controlled here, momentarily.
Luger won't allow Newton to sweep him here.
Luger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Newton on the ground.
Luger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton keeping moving, preventing Luger from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Luger tries to land a front kick but Newton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luger is fending him off so far but Newton persists. Nope, Luger circles away and we're back to standing.
Newton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Newton moves in looking to clinch but Luger pushes him off.
Newton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luger as he jumps to the side.
Luger tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Luger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luger misses with a leg kick

and Newton counters with a single leg into guard. Luger didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newton forces his way into half guard.
Luger landing rabbit punches to the side of Newton's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Luger controlling the position for now.
Luger is pressing down on Newton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Luger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newton is fighting to break Luger's control of his arms but Luger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Anthony Luger will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Luger takes the fight into the clinch.
Luger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Luger.
Nice elbow from Luger.
Newton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Luger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Newton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Luger.
Newton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luger lands an elbow inside that Newton shrugs off.

Luger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newton blocks a head kick by Luger.
Luger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Luger drives through and clinches with Newton against the cage.
Luger lands a damaging elbow.
Anthony Luger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luger lands an elbow just above Newton 's eye.
Luger lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Luger.
Luger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luger misses with an elbow over the top.

Newton jumps into guard, dragging Luger to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Newton had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Luger is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Newton Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Luger's back instead.
The referee is taking a good look at Luger as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Newton!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Newton controlling the positon.
Luger tries to roll but Newton sticks to his back.
Newton biding his time, looking for the opening.

Newton is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Luger taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Newton.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zane Newton!